Minecraft 1.4 Details Revealed, Changes Include New Sounds, Mobs

Minecraft 1.4, the ‘Pretty Scary’ update currently in the works at Mojang with a planned launch to coincide with Halloween, will include a ranged Witch mob which “has a magical nose that wiggles, too,” according to developer Nathan Adams.

The Minecraft snapshot today reveals that the game will also include “new sounds by C418,” a neutral mob, a hostile mob (possibly the Witch) and new Beacon artwork and Wood trunk block rotation.

The previous changelog, 12w37a, included these tweaks:

- Tweaks to the Wither- Carrots are now carrot, and added new food item- Tweaks to a couple of item sprites- Leather armor now has a non-dyed layer- Superflat customization options- Pigs are now able to jump when players ride on them- Added /clear command to empty the inventory- Evil mobs are now a little bit more fearless in hard difficulty- Various bug fixes